Clerkenwell
Sign in to saveClerkenwell ( ) is an area of central London, England.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Clerkenwell
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ315825
- UK place.population
- 11,490
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census. Ward)
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.postcode_area
- EC
- UK place.postcode_area1
- WC
- UK place.postcode_district
- EC1
- UK place.postcode_district1
- WC1
- UK place.london_borough
- Islington
- UK place.london_borough1
- Camden
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Islington South and Finsbury
- UK place.constituency_westminster1
- Holborn and St Pancras
- UK place.static_image_name
- ClerkenwellGreenC-composite.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clerkenwell Green and St James's Church
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Article
31 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Clerks' Well
- Monastic traditions
- Black Mary's Hole
- New River Head
- New River Estate
- Lloyd Baker Estate
- Notoriety
- Prisons
- Industrial Revolution
- Clerkenwell Green
- Radicalism
- Local government
- Post-war de-industrialisation and revival
- Entertainment
- Historic public houses
- Restaurants
- London's Little Italy
- Nearby areas
- Transport
- Rail
- London Underground
- National Rail
- Road
- Cycling
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Clerkenwell ( ) is an area of central London, England.
Clerkenwell was an ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington. The church of St James in Clerkenwell Close and nearby Clerkenwell Green sit at the centre of Clerkenwell. Located on the edge of the City of London, it was the home of the Priory of St John and the site of a number of wells and spas, including Sadlers Wells and Spa Green. The well after which the area was named was rediscovered in 1924.